Low fares helped make air travel a reality for many. But the massive boom has exposed the ugly underbelly of aviation infrastructure. Serpentine queues at counters, filthy airports and hours lost in air and on the ground have made flying a nightmare.

No longer just supporters, today they are bread winners, providing for their families. Marriage marks a significant change in their spending patterns but working women remain a critical segment for companies wanting to cash in on the She Economy.

Artistes in the Delhi have organised two festivals to celebrate International Dance Day, which falls on April 29—the birthday of French dancer Jean Georges Noverre (1727-1810), considered the father of modern ballet.

Inside China, there is growing alarm over the negative publicity the torch relay is attracting and global reactions to the Tibet issue. The Olympics event was to be its showpiece to the world but other issues, including domestic realities, could spoil the party.

Talk about a feeble defence. This has nothing to do with the Indian hockey team and the Surrender of Santiago— when they failed to qualify for the Olympics for the first time in 80 years. The weak defence came from Indian Hockey Federation secretary general K. Jothikumaran, who was caught with his hands in the till—on camera.

Everything about this building is quaint. A 110-year-old movie hall on Shivaji Road, Bangalore fights against time and continues screening films at Rs 20 a ticket. But there is a compromise - the high price of procuring the latest movies means the theatre has to make do with old films.

An increasing number of girls from the interiors of Punjab are poised to take off to the skies; and helping them are the many airhostess and hospitality training institutes that have mushroomed in Punjab.

This Punjabi musician from Birmingham, England, rocked the nation with his hit song Kangna a few years back. He has a huge fan following not just in India, but in the US, Pakistan, UK, and Canada as well.

Rashmi Uday Singh’s fetish for delectable food takes her to Hollywood’s star restaurants. She says save up, and eat at Hollywood’s over-the-top restaurants—a meal per head begins well over $100 (Rs 4,000) and could go into thousands of dollars and table bookings take forever.

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With no party sure of getting an absolute majority in Karnataka, recent history is likely to repeat itself and the post-poll scenario may witness the emergence of another coalition—and more political instability.

The special issue made for an interesting reading and the true-life stories shall inspire many potential leaders to crystallise their energies into achieving greatness (“60 Greatest Indians”, April 27, 2008).

Though the Government may be loathe to admit it, here is proof that it has kissed the Indo-US nuke deal goodbye. After delaying it for months, it is finally readying to roll out the red carpet for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.